diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 8761a84b..a6279159 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
         <exclusions>
           <exclusion>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>